Milverton, Somerset
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Milverton | |
Milverton shown within Somerset |
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Population | 1,385 |
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OS grid reference | |
District | Taunton Deane |
Shire county | Somerset |
Region | South West |
Constituent country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TAUNTON |
Postcode district | TA4 |
Dialling code | 01823 |
Police | Avon and Somerset |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
European Parliament | South West England |
UK Parliament | Taunton |
List of places: UK • England • Somerset |
Milverton is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated five miles west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 1,385 . It has one public house, The Globe, (The White Hart public house closed in March 2008) a convenience store, a post office and a hairdressers.
It was the birthplace, in 1773, of Thomas Young an English polymath, contributing to the scientific understanding of vision, light, solid mechanics, energy, physiology, and Egyptology.
The village used to have a station on the Devon and Somerset Railway which closed in 1966.
[edit] References
- ^ Somerset County Council, 2002. Population estimates.
[edit] External links
- The Somerset Urban Archaeological Survey: Milverton, by Clare Gathercole